These days, we essentially have miniature PCs in the palm of our hands these days. Of course, it hasn't always been that way. The handphones we used to have back in the day were far from the fancy multi-purpose devices we now have, but a lot of them were iconic devices that many would remember. Today, let's talk about 5 iconic mobile phones and what made them special.

Take the recently reviewed BlackBerry Style, convert it to a candybar style body by axing the clamshell with front LCD screen, and you have the BlackBerry Bold 9780. Just like the BlackBerry Style, the Bold 9780 sports the latest BlackBerry 6 OS, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, and full QWERTY keyboard. BlackBerry 6 has brought many improvements to RIM's latest lineup of handsets, and the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is no different from the latest crop of speed demons.

BlackBerry Bold 9780 - Design & Build:

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 sports all the design flaws that we found with the 9700, like the tacky faux-leather back, the 3.5mm audio port on the side of the phone rather than the top, and the side key that’s too hard to trigger.

On the plus side, it also means a sturdy build – the Bold line can take a seriously clattering, unlike many massive glass touchscreen smartphones – an optical trackpad that never fails, and a sharp 480×360 resolution screen that’s vastly more visible than any high end touchscreen phone outdoors.

RIM used its 2011 BlackBerry World even in Orlando to unveil its latest CDMA phone, the fast and powerful Bold 9930. Thin and light, the new Bold will run the new BlackBerry 7 operating system, showcasing new social features and new hardware.

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930: Design & Build

The hardware specifications are impressive, with the Bold’s stainless steel frame meaning the device is only 10.5mm thick. Where the original Bold had a leatherette battery case, the latest generation sports a stylish glass weave battery cover.

RIM may have already announced its next-generation Bold, but apparently the Canadian firm have another Bold upgrade hiding up its sleeve - BlackBerry Bold 9790.

BlackBerry Bold 9790: Codename

That’s according to potential sources, which has managed to get its hands on snaps of the Onyx III or Bellagio, otherwise known as the Bold 9790. It looks an awful lot like the BlackBerry Bold 9780, and it’ll packs a lot of the next-gen smarts that we’ll be seeing in the Bold 9900.